Google demands every developer's identity in the name of security. Yet more than 50 Play Store apps hiding malware were installed 2.3 million times¹. Meanwhile, #FDroid, which builds every app from source and rejects black boxes, is under threat. This is not about security, it is about control. That is why I don't want to support this joke.
[1]https://cert.gov.az/en/news/novoice-malware-found-on-google-play-infected-2-dot-3-million-devices-9383
Fedilab Apps
npub1pq…f5jxu
2026-10-10 20:45:16 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1pql4984lwx4xmwzw0d9cfsms6mdpqefddkpxnwxzpq6le7pn2mps8f5jxuSeen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-10-10 20:45:16 UTCEvent JSON
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